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Canoe Ridge 1998 Reserve Lot No. 16 Merlot (Columbia Valley (WA))

Cellar Selection

Price $45

This is a special selection of estate-grown grapes, with four percent Cabernet blended in for backbone and zip. The first-ever reserve from Canoe Ridge, it's serious and dense, with a bouquet of red and black fruits, smoke, coffee, and bitter chocolate. In the mouth, it's both open and deep, with good, juicy cherry and berry fruit matched to toasty oak. — P.G. (12/31/2001)

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Canoe Ridge 2007 Snipes Vineyard Dry Riesling (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $17

This is truly dry, yet quite flavorful. There’s great texture in the mouth, which the winemaker attributes to the quality of the fruit. The acidity is natural, refreshing and succulent; the citrus flavors conjure up lemon, lime and grapefruit, with a pleasing roundness in the center palate. Long and clean, this is simply outstanding. — P.G. (5/1/2009)

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Canoe Ridge 2006 Block 1 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $35

Very young, this is still showing some green flavors, but it’s layered and complex. Black cherry, cassis, black olives, black tea, cured meat and smoke all wrap together in this elegant and precise reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. Give it a couple of hours to breathe. — P.G. (5/1/2010)

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Canoe Ridge 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $25

Opens with a blast of toasty French oak, mingled with fancy black-currant, blackberry and chocolate aromas. Rich and mouth-filling, with a long finish. The dusty tannins suggest mid- to long-term aging. — S.H. (7/1/1999)

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Canoe Ridge 1999 Reserve - Lot No. 10 Merlot (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $45

This is the second time Canoe Ridge has released a reserve, lot-selection Merlot (in 1998 it was Lot No. 16). This wine is still wrapped up tight as a drum, with very young, very compact fruit that suggests depth and power. Like its predecessor, it’s serious and dense, but this one needs a lot of breathing time. — P.G. (6/1/2002)

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Canoe Ridge 2006 Block 13 Reserve Merlot (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $35

Concentrated and stylish, this is a potent Merlot with sharp, ripe, tight fruit flavors. Compact plum, black cherry and cassis fruit is wrapped in juicy acids and plenty of coffee-flavored barrel toast. Still young and a bit hot, this wine needs several hours of breathing time to really open up. — P.G. (5/1/2010)

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Canoe Ridge 2004 Block 1 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $45

This is a fine bottle of wine—presumably all Cabernet—with a good mix of black cherry, fig and plum; rounding into chocolate and clove, and finishing up with a firm minerally stoniness. Classy, full and ripe. — P.G. (11/1/2007)

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Canoe Ridge 2009 Vineyard Select Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))

Editors' Choice

Price $22

Excellent fruit shines forth in this estate-grown Cabernet from the winery’s Horse Heaven Hills vineyards. Flavors of mixed berry, black cherry and cassis carry a proper hint of fresh herb. Notations of licorice, earth and dark chocolate add depth and complexity to the elegant finish. — P.G. (9/1/2012)

Most Reviewed Designations

Block 1 Reserve Block 13 Reserve Cherry Street Red Estate Grown Oak Ridge Oak Ridge Vineyard Red Table Wine Red Wine Snipes Vineyard The Expedition Vineyard Select

Most Reviewed Varietals

Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Gewürztraminer Merlot Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon Red Blend Riesling Syrah

2010 Pence Ranch Westslope

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